Although there is no such thing as a food that takes more calories to eat than it contains, there are foods that do take enough calories that it reduces the amount of calories your taking in. Below is the list of those foods:

Asparagus

Beet Root

Broccoli

Cabbage

Carrot

Cauliflower

Celery

Chicory

Hot Chilies

Cucumber

Garden cress

Garlic

Green Beans

Lettuce

Onion

Radish

Spinach

Turnip

Zucchini

Fruits

Apple

Blueberries

Cantaloupe

Cranberry

Grapefruit

Honeydew

Lemon/Lime

Mango

Orange

Papaya

Peach

Pineapple

Raspberry

Strawberry

Tomato

Tangerine

Turnip

Watermelon

The good news is that there are number of things on there that I not only like, but can eat without having to make a meal (particularly fruits). But I could mix and match a few for a basic salad or snack, and reduce my calorie intake for snacks. I’ve already started doing that with the previously mentioned fruits. For somethings that I might generally eat plain (blueberries/rasberries for example), I could add splenda, still keeping the calorie intake down. Or combine that with a high fiber cereal (instead of buying the cereals with the dried fruits, although those are pretty good)..

Just a quick not to say that I have now leveled off at 204 pounds, so four more to hit my initial target. Actually, 4.1 more pounds, because my initial target is to get below 200 pounds. I think if I can hit that milestone, it will help me feel a little better about myself, and push me in the right direction to get on that excersise bike. I know, it’s counter-intuitive, but it’s me. A box full of contradictions.

I’m 205.2 pounds (plus or minus .2). There, I said it. And to keep it in perspective, I’m 5’8″-ish. I won’t tell you how off that is from where I likely should be, you can do the math. Overall, it’s really not terrible, but I want to lose about 20 pounds. Not all in a week, or anything, but in a few months. My initial goal is just to get below 200, which I haven’t been in several years.